Method and system for enhanced messaging using emotional information
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
- computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device;
computer program code for identifying a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message;
computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received via the first mobile electronic device to influence whether emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated and received via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message;
computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message; and
computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message with the emotional information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the emotional information is to be provided determines that the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, and provided that the computer program code for identifying identifies the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message.
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Abstract
Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information, such as emotional information, from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as personal computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones.
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32 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for identifying a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message; computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received via the first mobile electronic device to influence whether emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated and received via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message; computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message; and computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message with the emotional information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the emotional information is to be provided determines that the emotional information is to be provided with the electronic message, and provided that the computer program code for identifying identifies the plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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2. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least computer program code tangible stored thereon for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for acquiring status information via the first mobile electronic device, the status information including at least emotional information; computer program code for determining a plurality of other mobile electronic devices or users thereof that are to receive at least the status information; computer program code for receiving at least one indication via the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the status information is to be provided with the electronic message, the at least one indication received being user-initiated and received via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message; computer program code for determining based at least in part on the at least one indication whether the status information is to be provided with the electronic message; and computer program code for initiating sending of the electronic message with the status information to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether the status information is to be provided determines that the status information is to be provided with the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device, comprising:
a data storage device storing at least computer program code for facilitating communication among users of mobile electronic devices, the computer program code stored on the data storage device including at least; computer program code for providing users with access to emotional information; computer program code for receiving message content for an electronic message via a first mobile electronic device; computer program code for determining whether at least one indication has been received via the first mobile electronic device to influence whether the electronic message is to be augmented by at least a portion of the emotional information, the at least one indication received being user-initiated via the first mobile electronic device and being for the electronic message; computer program code for determining, based at least in part on the at least one indication, whether to augment the electronic message by the at least a portion of the emotional information; computer program code for augmenting the electronic message to include the at least a portion of the emotional information provided that the computer program code for determining whether to augment the electronic message by the at least a portion of the emotional information determines to augment the electronic message by the at least a portion of the emotional information; computer program code for identifying a plurality of other mobile electronic devices thereof that are to receive the electronic message; and computer program code for initiating sending of the augmented electronic message to each of the plurality of other mobile electronic devices via at least one wireless network, provided that the computer program code for determining whether to augment the electronic message by the at least a portion of the emotional information determines to augment the electronic message by at least a portion of the emotional information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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